Bengals NOT Activating Joe Burrow for Matchup vs Patriots: INSTANT REACTION

Bengals NOT Activating Joe Burrow for Matchup vs Patriots: INSTANT REACTION

The Bengals have made a decision when it comes to Joe Bro status for Sunday’s game against the Patriots, and it’s the wrong one. Let’s get into it right now on Cincinnati Bengals Talk. This breaking news presented to you by Sleeper. Use promo code Bengals Talk. You’ll get up to a $100 match on your first deposit with Sleeper. Terms and conditions apply. Let’s Let’s dive into this. Ian Rapaort was all over it. He he he was the first one to report this. Uh this is honestly the worst to me the worst case scenario. I’ll be I’m not I’m not going to sugarcoat it. I’m not going to pretend to dress it up. This is the worst case scenario because what the Bengals are going to do is the Bengals are going to play Joe Burrow. They’re just going to play him on Thursday on Thanksgiving and they do nothing, absolutely nothing. And they’ll say, “Oh, well, we do a little walkthrough and they do nothing from Sunday to Thursday.” So playing him on on back-to-back games with the short week. I guess they were leerary of that. But they won’t play him on Sunday, but they’re going to probably play him on Thursday. And he’s going to make his debut on the road in Baltimore with what very well could be a 3-8 team. And I’m not saying Joe Bro is going to beat the Patriots on Sunday. I’m not. But if I’m bringing my franchise quarterback back, if I’m bringing that dude back, the dude that changed the entire city when he got here in 2020, I’m doing it when he has a a a chance, even if it’s 2%, a chance at making the playoffs. And I’m sure as hell doing it if he has a chance at making the playoffs and he’s healthy enough to go. And both of those things are true. And so you could sell me on the idea of, all right, we’re bringing Joe Burrow back with the idea that he’s going to get us past the Patriots. Jamar’s going to come back and we’re going to go to Baltimore and win and suddenly in 5 days we’re going to go from three and seven to five and seven. Like you can sell me on that idea. And that’s why I’ve been bullish on doing that this week because it’s like all right if you want to go all in to try to completely shock the world. Like I get it because you have Joe Burrow. You do. But this this is doing everything on one side that no one wanted. risk Joe Burrow with zero reward. I’ll say it again. You’re risking Joe Burrow and it it’s still the same amount of risk Thursday. I I’ve seen a lot of people say, “Oh, well, it it just feels a a bit risky.” No, no, no, no, no. Same level of risk. I’ve I’ve done too many conversations all week long about this. There’s the same amount of risk on Thursday that there would be on Sunday. And there would be the same amount of risk on Sunday that there would be on Thursday. It’s not different. And and a lot of you are going to be like, “Oh, well, you’re not a doctor or what?” Check out our article, banglesalk.com with Dr. Brandon Bowers. I asked him, I was like, “I’ve been on this all week.” And that’s someone on the record. Imagine the off the record conversations I’ve had on this all week. Is there any risk? Is it extra? Is there any There’s not. And so it just feels far more comfortable doing this and going this route. And so on one hand, guess what? That’s fine if you’re okay with losing. And that’s the other element here that I think is really really interesting. Maybe Joe Flacco leads them past the Patriots. I think that’s really tough for me to comprehend. Joe Flacco, no Jamar Chase, them ending the Patriots eightgame losing or winning streak. Tough for me to wrap my head around. Maybe it happens. Maybe it does. And it would be tough with Joe Burrow. To be clear, I’m not saying they would have won with Burrow. I think they would have a better chance with Burrow. So, you take that opportunity away. They’ll likely be 3 and 8. And maybe not. Maybe maybe they get it done Sunday and at 5:00 p.m. I’m standing on Por Stadium uh on the field at Por Stadium. I’m like, “All right, well, there there we go. That it worked.” And now Joe can come back and they have a chance to get to five and seven anyway, maybe. But if you’re bringing him back anyway, if the the the days between Sunday and Thursday on a on a short week, I’ll give you an idea. Sunday, a ton of treatment. Uh you you get treatment after the game. Monday, you get treatment. You’re doing weightlifting, film review. Tuesday, Tuesday is your Wednesday where you have you you install the game plan. You’re going through all that stuff. And guess what? You don’t have a real hard practice. It is a very, very light practice. He’s not going to get valuable reps on Tuesday. Wednesday, you travel to Baltimore. Thursday, you play the game. And so, is it a quick turnaround? Yeah, it’s a quick turnaround for everybody. But to to go this route, you’re you’re essentially saying, “All right, Joe, you’re coming back, but you’re probably coming back with very little to play for from a a playoff standpoint.” And everyone might have res resigned themselves to that fact, but early this week, I said I wouldn’t bring Joe back at all. And so if they’re three and eight, that that’s what’s tough about this, man. You got to be all in and that’s it. And not halfass it. And this feels like they’re going halfway. Quite frankly, that’s what it feels like. It feels like they’re going halfway where it’s we want to bring Joe back and we want to compete and Joe wants to play and so why not play him but he’s probably coming back to a three and eight football team. Oh, by the way, he was good to go on Sunday. We just we we felt a little uncomfortable with it. We’re going to go a little That’s it. That’s it. Zack Taylor said he’s done everything he needs to do to show that he’s ready to go and on Friday he said that and and I think he was hesitant because the two days two games in a short window and I get it. I do. I understand it. But that’s what you put that’s the position you put them in. That’s a position the team when Joe was out put him in. And so if you are bringing him back, if you are risking him, if you are taking on all of the risk, all of the concern, all of the worry, all of the everything, everything that you’re going to think or that you would have thought as a fan going into Sunday’s game, every bit of it is still there Thursday. Every single bit of it, every ounce of it, every single ah man, is is he going to be able to move? Is he going to And it’s going to be the Ravens on the road, right? So, it’s harder to communicate on offense. It’s harder to like there there are so many factors here where it just made sense to me. If you were bringing him back to just do it. And if you weren’t bringing him back, then don’t. Fine. I wouldn’t debate that. I really wouldn’t. Not at three and seven. But if you were, go all in. They didn’t. They went halfway. I hate it. I think it’s a mistake. I I think it’s the wrong approach because you’re assuming the risk and you have zero reward unless Joe Flacco and the Patriots uh can beat the Patriots. Joe Flacco and the Patriots. That’s weird. But Joe Flacco can beat the Patriots. And maybe he does. Maybe he does. And if he does that, then I’ll eat my words and I’ll say, “Hey, it worked out. You gave Joe Burrow a few more days of rest. Joe Flacco got to start another game. You got to four wins and you have a chance to go on the road and and salvage your season on Thanksgiving.” Maybe that’ll be the case. Maybe. Doesn’t feel likely. I appreciate each and every one of you for following all week long. And if you’re looking for more like analysis on this, we did a video yesterday on which Joe and it had some important quotes from Dr. Brandon Bowers just on the the risk, the injury risk and all of those things. So, check that out. If you’re looking for more on the Bengals, obviously check out bengalalk.com. Hit that subscribe button here on YouTube. Follow wherever you get your podcast. And until next time for Andrew Fox Miller. I’m James. We’ll talk to you on game day right here on Cincinnati Bengals Talk.

The Cincinnati Bengals have made their decision about Joe Burrow’s status for the upcoming game against the Patriots—and it’s questionable at best.

James Rapien breaks down why the Bengals are making a major mistake by sitting Burrow on Sunday, only to plan his return on a short week against the Ravens. Are the Bengals risking it all for nothing? Is there really a difference in the injury risk between Sunday and Thursday? James Rapien doesn’t hold back, sharing insights from medical experts, his own analysis, and what this means for the rest of the Bengals’ season.

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